Boris Tellegen aka DELTA 'Blocked' Sculpture Available

Artist: Boris Tellegen aka DELTA
Title: Blocked
Medium: Painted Beechwood Sculpture
Size: 31.5 x 6 x 6 cm
Edition: 99
Price: €195

Boris Tellegen, widely known by his graffiti pseudonym Delta, is a prominent Dutch artist born in 1968 in Amsterdam. He is celebrated as a pioneer of the European graffiti movement, having started his work in 1984. His early contributions to the scene were revolutionary, especially after he began applying techniques learned during his industrial design engineering studies at Delft University of Technology. This unique background allowed him to develop a distinctive, technical style that transformed two dimensional letters into futuristic, architectural, and three dimensional forms, making his tag resemble complex objects or isometric plans rather than flat text.

After transitioning from the streets to the fine art world, Tellegen expanded his vision into various media, including paintings, prints, mixed media collages, sculptures, and large scale installations. While the explicit "Delta" alias has faded from his contemporary work, the foundational spirit of typographic deconstruction and structural exploration remains evident. His work is heavily influenced by architecture and design, often focusing on the tension between strict order and apparent randomness, or between planning and happenstance. Tellegen's art explores themes of time, dimensionality, and even an alternative view of technological progress. His pieces, which often involve layering materials like wood or paper, have been exhibited in prestigious institutions globally, including the Fondation Cartier and the Venice Biennale, and his work is held in international collections like the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Tellegen continues to be a highly influential figure, collaborating with various companies and architects, bridging the gap between underground culture and the contemporary art mainstream.